| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMM | Scanning Magnetic Microscopy |
| WCRP | World Climate Research Programme |
| ATRP | Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization |
| I AND C | Instrumentation And Control |
| LAWG | Laboratory Accreditation Working Group |
| ERBS | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
| RTP | Rapid Thermal Processing |
| ELA | Excimer Laser Annealing |
| ECAP | Energy-compensated Atom Probe |
| NMAM | NIOSH Manual Of Analytical Methods |